International
oi-Briti Roy Barman
Canberra, Feb 10: A 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck in the South Pacific has generated a tsunami warning for New Zealand, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and other nations in the region, confirmed Australian weather agency.
“Tsunami confirmed,” the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said in a tweet, as it warned of a threat to Lord Howe Island, which is about 550 kilometres (340 miles) east of Australia’s mainland.
The quake struck at just after midnight on Thursday local time (1320 GMT Wednesday) about 415 kilometres (258 miles) east of Vao in New Caledonia at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the USGS.
There were no initial reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which was initially recorded by USGS at magnitude 7.5 before being revised to 7.7.
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